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enOut of the Silent Planethttp://www.ualibrary.org/adultsrvc/recommend/out-silent-planet
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dr. Ransom is a professor on a solitary walking tour of the English countryside, searching for a&nbsp;place to lay his head for the night. Instead, he finds himself drugged, forced onto a space ship and thrust into a cosmic journey with eternal&nbsp;implications.</p>
<p>Ransom&rsquo;s two captors, each with his own malicious motives, transport him to the planet Malacandra, planning to offer him as a human sacrifice to the planet&rsquo;s ruler. However, as Ransom escapes and begins to explore Malacandra on his own, he discovers that its creatures are not quite what he or the other humans had imagined. In fact, this world&rsquo;s beings and their story might illuminate the story of the universe, as well as the dangers facing Ransom&rsquo;s home planet,&nbsp;earth.</p>
<p>This book is excellent in its own right, and is just the first in <span class="caps"><span class="abbr">C.S.</span></span> Lewis&rsquo; Space trilogy. &nbsp;If you love to read about&nbsp;other fictional worlds or that we are part of a much bigger story, this book might just be the summer read you&rsquo;ve been looking&nbsp;for.&nbsp;</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-viewfield field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:37:43 +0000Kalyn17513 at http://www.ualibrary.orgNew Year, New Who?http://www.ualibrary.org/adultsrvc/blog/new-year-new-who
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>For many people, the end of the year is a time to take stock, reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of the last twelve months, and make plans for the future. But what kind of future can you plan if you can&rsquo;t remember your past and your present is full of people who want to kill&nbsp;you?</p>
<p><em>The Bourne Identity</em>, Robert Ludlum: Jason Bourne is fished out of the sea with a head wound and no memory of his past. His talent for violence suggests that he&rsquo;s been a very bad man&mdash;as do the assassins pursuing him across Europe. With the clock ticking, he must discover what his enemies want from him and answer the question: Who is Jason&nbsp;Bourne?</p>
<p><em>The Rook</em>, Daniel O&#39;Malley: Myfanwy (pronounced like Tiffany) Thomas wakes up in a London park surrounded by bodies&mdash;and with no memory of who she is or how she got there. Following the instructions she left for herself before her memories disappeared, she discovers that she&rsquo;s a high-ranking member of a mysterious supernatural organization called The Chequy&mdash;and one of her colleagues wants her&nbsp;dead.</p>
<p><em>Fledgling</em>, Octavia Butler: Shori is badly burned and nearly dead, with no memory of how or why she was injured, when she awakens in a cave. After killing and eating a large animal with her bare hands, she makes an unnaturally speedy recovery. Is she human? Or something more? With the help of a stranger she meets on the road, Shori discovers what she is, why she woke up alone&mdash;and why she may be the last hope of her&nbsp;species.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-viewfield field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div>Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:00:00 +0000Caitlin15743 at http://www.ualibrary.orgHave you read the Goodreads Choice Award Winners?http://www.ualibrary.org/adultsrvc/blog/have-you-read-goodreads-choice-award-winners
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Last week, Goodreads announced the Goodreads Choice Award winners for 2014. These awards&#8211;covering everything from Humor to Memoir to Picture Books&#8211;reflect the popular vote of the website&#39;s 30 million members across&nbsp;20 different categories. Four hundred books were nominated&nbsp;and 20 were chosen. Have you read them&nbsp;all?</p>
<ul>
<li>Fiction: <em>Landline</em>, Rainbow&nbsp;Rowell</li>
<li>Mystery <span class="amp">&amp;</span> Thriller: <em>Mr. Mercedes</em>, Stephen&nbsp;King</li>
<li>Historical Fiction: <em>All The Light We Cannot See</em>, Anthony&nbsp;Doerr</li>
<li>Fantasy: <em>The Book of Life</em>, Deborah&nbsp;Harkness</li>
<li>Romance: <em>Written In My Own Heart&#39;s Blood</em>, Diana&nbsp;Gabaldon</li>
<li>Science Fiction: <em>The Martian</em>, Andy&nbsp;Weir</li>
</ul>
<p>Check out the other winners on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2014">Goodreads</a>!</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-viewfield field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:19:17 +0000Caitlin15632 at http://www.ualibrary.orgDig Your Way Through Time This Summer!http://www.ualibrary.org/youthsrvc/blog/dig-your-way-through-time-summer
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Time weaves its way through every genre - fantasy, science fiction, romance, historical fiction, even realistic fiction - taking the reader into new worlds, realms, futures, pasts, and lives! We have some fantastic books about time - ones where the charcaters travel back in time, forward in time to strange and unreal futures, give moments of their lives to another, learn about their ancestry, find romance between decades, and even jump only 15 minutes in their own pasts. So, come, explore, and tunnel through time this summer with these fun picks! (Links open in new&nbsp;window)</p>
<p><strong>Time Travel - From the Present to the Past or&nbsp;Future</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780887768866" target="_blank"><img alt="Book cover for Battle of Dungragglin" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/dungragglin.jpeg" style="width: 60px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781554551989" target="_blank"><img alt="Bokk Cover for The Edge of When" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/edge.jpeg" style="width: 60px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781595142603" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Prada &amp; Prejudice" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/prada.jpeg" style="width: 60px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780439883757" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The Book of Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/book%20of%20time.jpeg" style="width: 61px; height: 90px;" /></a> &nbsp;<a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780823423293" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Alice in Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/alice.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780062123923" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Erasing Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/erasing%20time.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Time - Fanatsy and Science&nbsp;Fiction</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781416918127" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Maddigan's Fantasia" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/maddigan.jpeg" style="width: 63px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781416915263" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The Time Travelers" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/time%20travelers.jpeg" style="width: 60px; height: 90px;" /></a></strong>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781416991762" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Pathfinder" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/pathfinder.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:0374386137" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for A Wrinkle in Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/wrinkle.jpeg" style="width: 58px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:1582347794" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The Named" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/named.jpeg" style="width: 58px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780803739697" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Obsidian Mirror" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/obsidian%20mirror.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Romantic Time&nbsp;Travel</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781423159568" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Time Between Us" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/time%20between%20us.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781620611357" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/sweet%2016th.jpeg" style="width: 60px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Contemplating the Effects of&nbsp;Time</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:0061174289" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The New Policeman" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/policeman.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780061255540" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Counter Clockwise" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/counter%20clockwise.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780525478256" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Antsy Does Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/antsy.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:0812628500" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The Power of Un" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/power%20un.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780060725082" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for 15 Minutes" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/15%20minutes.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Non-Fiction</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:0972202676" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for The Tools of Timekeeping" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/tool%20timekeeping.jpeg" style="width: 72px; height: 90px;" /></a> &nbsp;<a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780766028388" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Albert Einstein" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/albert%20einstein.jpeg" style="width: 63px; height: 90px;" /></a> &nbsp;<a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9780547241890" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Cover for Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/space%20stars.jpeg" style="width: 90px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:0531125548" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/experimenting%20time.jpeg" style="width: 59px; height: 90px;" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://vtls.ualibrary.org/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?search=FREEFORM&amp;function=INITREQ&amp;u1=8&amp;t1=7:9781593271961" target="_blank"><img alt="Book cover for The Manga of Physics" src="http://www.ualibrary.org/beta/sites/default/files/users/user544/manga%20physics.jpeg" style="width: 68px; height: 90px;" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Happy&nbsp;Reading!</strong></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-viewfield field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:48:51 +0000Jennifer10534 at http://www.ualibrary.org"Shine Shine Shine" by Lydia Netzerhttp://www.ualibrary.org/adultsrvc/recommend/shine-shine-shine-lydia-netzer
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This debut novel centers around a woman born with no hair, her husband who is a prize winning robotics scientist and their autistic son.&nbsp; As the characters work through a set of unusual circumstances, the main character is reminded that her quest for conventional American “normalcy” has eroded away the things that matter most to her.&nbsp; This novel is beautifully written and reveals their story in surprising ways.&nbsp; An extremely engaging book, it ultimately poses the question of whether autism is truly a disorder or an evolution of intellect and&nbsp;adaptation.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reference field-type-viewfield field-label-hidden view-mode-fulltext"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:49:43 +0000Vita5892 at http://www.ualibrary.org